National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Wabash National hit with $462M verdict in trailer equipment case

Wabash National is evaluating its options in response to a $462 million verdict against the truck trailer manufacturer by a jury in Missouri state court. The case involves a fatal crash of a car into the back of a truck in 2019 in which two people in the car were killed.

The St. Louis jury reached their verdict – which includes $450 million in punitive damages and $6 million each to the families of the two victims in compensatory damages – after three hours of deliberations following a two-week...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wabash-national-hit-with-462m-verdict-in-trailer-equipment-case

Convoy Technologies granted rear-vision camera exemption for trucks

WASHINGTON — While federal regulators consider changing the rules to allow cameras as a permanent option for rear visibility in trucks, carriers have been given another temporary option for such devices in the meantime.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted a five-year exemption to Convoy Technologies Inc. to allow carriers to install Convoy’s Electronic Rear View System (ERVS) camera monitor system (CMS) as an alternative to two rearview side mirrors required by federal...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/convoy-technologies-granted-rear-vision-camera-exemption-for-trucks

OOIDA takes truck side-guard report complaints to Congress

WASHINGTON — Truckers have told House and Senate leaders to steer clear of writing laws based on a report they say is highly flawed that recommends requiring new safety equipment on their vehicles.

In a letter to Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., who chair the House Transportation & Infrastructure and Senate Commerce committees, respectively, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association President Todd Spencer said that the recent Advisory Committee on Underride...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ooida-takes-truck-side-guard-report-complaints-to-congress

NHTSA committee blasts DOT in truck underride report

WASHINGTON — Members of a committee advising Congress on how to reduce truck underride crashes with cars and the resulting deaths took regulators to task for not doing enough to protect against such crashes.

In a 410-page biennial report sent to Congress and to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday, members of the Advisory Committee on Underride Protection (ACUP) alleged whitewashing within the U.S. Department of Transportation of information that could have been used to inform the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nhtsa-committee-blasts-dot-in-truck-underride-report

NHTSA denies crash victim families’ request for truck rear-guard probe

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have declined a request by parents of children killed in truck crashes to open an investigation into defective truck equipment designed to prevent fatalities in collisions with automobiles.

In denying petition filed in 2022 by Jerry and Marianne Karth, Eric Hein, and Lois Durso-Hawkins, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ruled that the issues raised “are best addressed through its recent rulemaking and the ongoing actions” undertaken by NHTSA as...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nhtsa-denies-crash-victim-families-request-for-truck-rear-guard-probe

NHTSA reports fatality, injury uptick in latest truck crash stats

WASHINGTON — Deaths and injuries resulting from crashes involving large trucks are increasing at a slower rate, but safety advocates assert regulators still are not doing enough to address the problem.

According to the latest estimates published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5,936 people were killed in crashes involving medium- and heavy-duty trucks weighing over 10,000 lbs. (weight classes 3-8), a 2% increase from 5,821 deaths in 2021. That compares with estimates by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nhtsa-reports-fatality-injury-uptick-in-latest-truck-crash-stats

Kenworth and Peterbilt recall medium-duty trucks over mirror glass seating

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Kenworth and Peterbilt are recalling 11,053 medium-duty trucks because improperly seated glass on...

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Trailer side-guard rule likely delayed until at least October 2024

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WASHINGTON — A proposed rule to mandate equipment aimed at preventing deaths in collisions between...

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New data shows 14% decline in large-truck fatalities

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WASHINGTON — New preliminary data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shows a...

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OOIDA calls long delay in truck broker rate transparency rule ‘BS’

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WASHINGTON — After years of waiting and prodding from small-business truckers, federal regulators...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ooida-calls-long-delay-in-truck-broker-rate-transparency-rule-bs

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